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Sunday, December 30, 2012

This year was a whirlwind of wild creativity for me. My career as an artist is both a triumph and a tragedy- a catch-22 within itself. By not relying on my works of art to generate a living wage, I have complete freedom with my content. On the other hand, I'm still striving to turn an annual profit which I've yet to do since declaring myself the artist I wanted to be seven long years ago. I try not to make a big deal about it and accept my role as a vessel for the universal creative spirit. I spend more money than I make just to fuel my compulsion to create (and it's worth every red cent.) Of course dear viewer, all of your constant encouragement also greases the wheels so thank you again and again! Check out the highlights of the past year here at DREGstudios...

“People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn't stop you from having your own opinion.”

-Anne Frank

I take delight in folks voicing their opinions here on my site. Whether slander or praise, blind acceptance or nitpickery, we take all comers. Here are the Top 10 Rants and Raves visitors have posted here on DREGstudios! in 2012...

“The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.”

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Guns have been glamorized since the inception of our country and Johnny came marching. The enchantment of the firearm was intensified by folklore of the Old West where law and outlaw, hero and anti-hero alike served as endorsers of the pistol and shotgun. We don't need to reform gun laws in the United States, we need to reform our minds where murder is glamorous and I'm as guilty as anyone...

My brand-spanking new MUNNY to paint (which came with an assortment of toys including a TV and a Banana! This was one of the coolest gifts I got this year, courtesy of my Ultimate Art Wife! (Click HERE to see what I got LAST year!)

In turn, I wanted to give my wife some unique gifts this year, which included Mikey the Motherfuckin' Monkey!

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Today some post-apocalyptic painting took place involving myself, Charles Bennett and Jesse Shaw here in Clarksville at APSU. School is out for Christmas and we've been fortunate enough to have their art building pretty much to ourselves these past two Sundays. Click HERE if you missed out on WAR and PEACE which we painted last week! As per our usual routine, we filmed the entire process so keep your third eye peeled later in the week for yet another time lapse journey where you can see hours of painting in minutes!

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

“There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands.”

"The concept that there is part of you that transcends your ordinary conscious mind may seem questionable; but scientific evidence suggests we do indeed have access to a source of unlimited intelligence we can tap into through our own super-conscious mind and an open third eye."

Thursday, December 6, 2012

A few weeks back, I gave you a preview of the final 12 portraits I'm working on for the Rock Star Martyr project. Last January, author Joseph Allen and myself embarked on a macabre journey to confront the deaths of all the dearly departed Gods of Rock. Next year, we'll have a book full of prose and art immortalizing over 30 icons from the music industry who left our world all too soon. I have all of my line work finished up amidst the holiday madness and am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel for our epic series. Here's a few more final previews of what is to come...

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

I sat down to illustrate my 2012 DREGstudios! Christmas Card this week and ended up whirling about a Topsy-Turvy design from what started as jussssst a Psycho Santa! I'll be finishing him up for a brand-spanking-new card which will be send out to my mailing list of collectors, friends and loved ones. If you want on my List, send your snail mail address to dregstudios@gmail.com. Once you're on my X-mas list, you're always on BUT if you've MOVED since last year and need to update your address with me, drop a line also because Return to Sender Custom Christmas Cards make Baby Jesus sad. Here's the progress on this year's swag...